Hey, Ray? Day-before-yesterday I wore a shirt with a photo of a big smiley-faced Ray on the back. Lotsa folks got to see you. Most of 'em don't have a clue about who the guy on the shirt was - but some of us did, and smiled back atcha. Rest in peace, Ray.

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Jon E. Wennerberg a/k/a Seldom Seen Slim Skandia, Michigan (that's way up north)2 Club member x2Owner of landracing.com

Thanks for putting a date to it, Thomas. I think about our departed buddy -- pretty danged frequently. I wear one of the R.I.P. Ray shirts every couple of weeks -- and just like so many other folks we've met in land speed racing -- we miss him, too.

Nancy and Slim

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Jon E. Wennerberg a/k/a Seldom Seen Slim Skandia, Michigan (that's way up north)2 Club member x2Owner of landracing.com

"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Helen Keller

If I was still drinking I would hoist "one for Ray" but I am afraid it would end up being "way too many for Ray". I can still say that like everyone else, I miss Him and cherish the memory of a chat We had at the Reunion dinner a few days earlier. I thanked Him for His work and He congratulated Me on My Recovery. Ray was a gift to all of us.p.s. Slim, Why don't You Make up some Ray decals for our Race Vehicles. I would pay $100. for two........... Bob Drury

Here's a rerun of a tribute I posted 2 years ago about two of my favorite SpeedWeek characters . . .

The story I tell about Ray is that a year (or two?) ago, I was shooting my snapshots over on 2. Ray was behind me a ways with one of his Howitzers.

He says, "Stan, I'm going back to the car and get out of the sun for a while."

"You can't go now, Ray."

"Why not?"

"Look on the line, who's next."

"Whadaja mean?"

"It's One-Run Bob. You might not want to miss this."

"Oh. Okay."

And, on cue, Bob takes a longish push-off, nails it in first gear, and chases his push truck to near disaster. It started out, behind me, as click . . . click . . . click and then click,click,click,click,click. A great sequence that I think One-Run might have be able to post here. I thought it was great the way Ray caught the drama. He was always ready for the unexpected.

I'm already missing him.

Still.

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Stan, that was at the W.F.'s and I didn't have any of my normal crew so We didn't have the in-car camera. Pork Pie may have something but I can't remember who shot the spin photo's. By the way, not only was Ray missed at the banquet but so were You! If the fog clears You might remember being crowned on stage............ Ol' whuzizname, out.............................